Narora
human settlement in Bulandshahr district, Meerut division, Uttar Pradesh, India
Narora (pronounced Naraura) is a town located on the banks of river Ganga, in tehsil Dibai, district Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is popular for being the site of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited. The town has a large but stable riverbank formed by Ganga.
Demographics
As of 2011 India census, Narora had a population of 22,775. Males constitute 53.5% of the population and females 46.5%. Its average literacy rate is 71.1%, higher than the national average of 67.68%, with male literacy 80.3% and female literacy 60.45%. In Narora, 13.3% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Education
Places of education include Atomic Energy Central School 1 & 2, with Class 12 being the highest level of education available in Narora, which counts Mukul Trivedi IFS and Lieutenant General N. S. Raja Subramani, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM as its notable alumni.
Attractions
Atomic Power Station
Narora is the site of the Narora Atomic Power Station and of the Narora Dam or Narora Barrage.
Ramsar Site
The Narora Ramsar site is an 82 km stretch of the Upper Ganga River in Uttar Pradesh, India, named after the Narora barrage.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2441434. Authority coordinates are 28.197, 78.381. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2011.
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